World Cancer Day 2023 –
#Close the care gap

4^th of February 2023

#healthdays2023

Elsevier supports you in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer

4 February is World Cancer Day

On World Cancer Day, 4 February, we support the millions of people living with cancer, the doctors treating them, and the researchers committed to discovering ways to beat the disease. We aim to work together to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, early detection, and treatment.

To support this important day, we present some of the cutting edge research published in our Oncology journals  along with a Special section highlighting  recent research on “Disparities in cancer care”

A World Cancer Day Collection

Cancer Epidemiology

• Point of care tobacco treatment sustains during COVID-19, a global pandemic

Cancer Letters

• HIF-1α inhibition promotes the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications

• Current approach to Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Cancer Treatment Reviews

• Multidisciplinary clinical guidance on trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd)–related interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis—Focus on proactive monitoring, diagnosis, and management

Clinical Breast Cancer

• Effect of Tart Cherry on Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Arthralgia (AIA) in Nonmetastatic Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

Clinical Colorectal Cancer

• MRI for Rectal Cancer: Staging, mrCRM, EMVI, Lymph Node Staging and Post-Treatment Response

Clinical Genitourinary Cancer

• Infigratinib in Early-Line and Salvage Therapy for FGFR3-Altered Metastatic Urothelial Carcinomav
• Sociodemographic Disparities in Access to Chemotherapy for Bladder Cancer

Clinical Lung Cancer

• Comparison of SP142 and 22C3 Immunohistochemistry PD-L1 Assays for Clinical Efficacy of Atezolizumab in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results From the Randomized OAK Trial

Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia

• Treatment Options for Patients With Heavily Pretreated Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology

• Diagnosis and treatment of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia
• Unmet supportive care needs of people with advanced cancer and their caregivers: A systematic scoping review

Current Problems in Cancer

• CAR T-cell therapy for B-cell lymphoma

Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports

• Fulminant myocarditis in a patient with a lung adenocarcinoma after the third dose of modern COVID-19 vaccine. A case report and literature review

EJC Paediatric Oncology

• Safety of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination in paediatric patients with a PEG-asparaginase allergy

European Journal of Cancer

• European consensus-based interdisciplinary guideline for melanoma. Part 1: Diagnostics: Update 2022

Gynecologic Oncology

• Efficacy of maintenance olaparib plus bevacizumab according to clinical risk in patients with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer in the phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trialv

Gynecologic Oncology Reports

• Beneficial effects of exercise on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and sleep disturbance: A review of literature and proposed mechanisms

Journal of Bone Oncology

• Experience with denosumab (XGEVA®) for prevention of skeletal-related events in the 10 years after approval

Journal of Cancer Policy

• Cervical cancer prevention in Africa: A policy analysis

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

• Geriatric assessment in the management of older patients with cancer – A systematic review (update)

Leukemia Research

• Thrombotic events and mortality risk in patients with newly diagnosed polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythemia

Leukemia Research Reports

• The mosaic puzzle of the therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and antibody fragments - A modular transition from full-length immunoglobulins to antibody mimetics

Lung Cancer

• Clinical validation of Guardant360 CDx as a blood-based companion diagnostic for sotorasib

Neoplasia

• UALCAN: An update to the integrated cancer data analysis platform

Oral Oncology

• Pembrolizumab alone or with chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Health-related quality-of-life results from KEYNOTE-048

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

• Bringing the gentle properties of daylight photodynamic therapy indoors: A systematic review of efficacy and safety

Seminars in Oncology

• Harnessing natural killer cells for the treatment of multiple myeloma

Surgical Oncology

• EMR and ESD: Indications, techniques and results

The Breast

• Current and future burden of breast cancer: Global statistics for 2020 and 2040

Translational Oncology

• The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in lung cancer; oncogenic alterations, therapeutic opportunities, challenges, and a glance at the application of nanoparticles

“The reality today is that who you are and where you live could mean the difference between life and death. Elsevier’s Oncology Journal Network supports World Cancer Day’s call to #CloseTheCareGap. We present our recent research on disparities in cancer care.”

Annals of Oncology

• ESMO Expert Consensus Statements on Cancer Survivorship: promoting high-quality survivorship care and research in Europe

Cancer Letters

• Racial disparities in prostate cancer: A complex interplay between socioeconomic inequities and genomics
• Cancer stem cells: Culprits in endocrine resistance and racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes

Cancer Treatment Reviews

• Artificial intelligence in cancer research and precision medicine: Applications, limitations and priorities to drive transformation in the delivery of equitable and unbiased care

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications

• Racial disparities in treatments and mortality among a large population-based cohort of older men and women with colorectal cancer
• Filipinos’ attitudes, barriers, and enablers on colorectal cancer screening: Insights from a qualitative research study
• Impact of sex and age on adherence to guidelines in non-small cell lung cancer management

Clinics

• Cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of economic evaluation studies

Clinical Breast Cancer

• Gender Disparity in Breast Cancer: A Veteran Population-Based Comparison
• A Mixed Method Approach to Examine Surveillance Mammography Experiences in Black and White Breast Cancer Survivors
• Racial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes on Investigator-Initiated Breast Cancer Clinical Trials at an Urban Medical Center

Clinical Colorectal Cancer

• Outcomes Among Minority Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in a Safety-net Health Care System
• Trends in Adjuvant Chemotherapy Use Among Stage III Colon Cancer in Non-Elderly and Low Comorbidity Patients

Clinical Genitourinary Cancer

• Sociodemographic Disparities in Access to Chemotherapy for Bladder Cancer

Clinical Lung Cancer

• Race is a Risk Factor for the Deferral of Resection and Radiation for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia

• Induction Therapy and Survival for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Hispanic Adults from Puerto Rico

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology

• Optimising implementation of telehealth in oncology: A systematic review examining barriers and enablers using the RE-AIM planning and evaluation framework
• Underrepresentation of Black participants and adverse events in clinical trials of lenalidomide for myeloma

Current Problems in Cancer:

• Disparities in access to translational research
• Social determinants of health, workforce diversity, and financial toxicity: A review of disparities in cancer care
• Disparities in cancer screenings for sexual and gender minorities

Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports

• Emergency department associated lung cancer diagnosis: Case series demonstrating poor outcomes and opportunities to improve cancer care

ESMO Open

• Assessment of the clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence in the reimbursement decisions of new cancer drugs

Gynecologic Oncology

• Racial and ethnic disparities in readmission risk following the surgical management of endometrial cancer
• Insurance-based disparities and risk of financial toxicity among patients undergoing gynecologic cancer operations

Gynecologic Oncology Reports

• Digital cervicography for cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings: A scoping review
• Community access to primary care is an important geographic disparity among ovarian cancer patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery

Immuno-Oncology and Technology

• ATMP development and pre-GMP environment in academia: a safety net for early cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing

Journal of Bone Oncology

• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Population-based Study of Anatomical Distribution and Treatment Patterns

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

• Disparities in older adult accrual to cancer trials: Analysis from the alliance for clinical trials in oncology (A151736)
• Caring for older culturally and linguistically diverse patients with Cancer: Healthcare Providers' perceived barriers to communication
• Caregiving burden of informal caregivers of older adults with advanced cancer: The effects of rurality and education

Leukemia Research

• Comparison of demographics, disease characteristics, and outcomes between Black and White patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: A population-based study
• Epidemiologic evaluation of clinical outcomes in ethnic minorities with myelodysplastic syndromes
• Do patients with haematological malignancies suffer financial burden? A cross-sectional study of patients seeking care through a publicly funded healthcare system

Leukemia Research Reports

• The treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Jehovah's Witnesses and patients who cannot accept blood products

The Breast

• Global challenges in breast cancer detection and treatment
• Unmet challenges in systemic therapy for early stage breast cancer

Translational Oncology

• The association of prostatic lipids with progression, racial disparity and discovery of biomarkers in prostate cancer
• The interplay of pineal hormones and socioeconomic status leading to colorectal cancer disparity
• A network-based integration for understanding racial disparity in prostate cancer

Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

• Socioeconomic and Racial Disparity in Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy Access